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100	1		_aWU Yu-Shan
245			_aRussia's foreign policy surge : _bcauses and implications / _cYu-Shan Wu.
260			_c2009
520			_aDifferences between the foreign policies of China and Russia (both large continental powers) suggest that the recent surge in Russia's international assertiveness is due mainly to domestic electoral requirements. Points out that after the elections of 2007 and 2008 Russia has not scaled back its international activities, if this change is permanent then a ratchet effect may be occurring and Russia will find it increasingly difficulty to achieve rapprochement with the West.
650			_aRUSSIA _xFOREIGN RELATIONS
773			_aIssues and Studies : _gVol 45 No 1, March 2009, pp.117-162 (34)
945			_i26857-1001 _rY _sY
999			_c12371 _d12371